Heracles

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891.

  1. Yes, even the strong are overthrown by misfortunes.
Heracles
  1. Ah! Would I could become a stone upon this spot, oblivious of trouble.
Theseus
  1. Peace! give your hand to a friend and helper.
Heracles
  1. No, let me not wipe off the blood upon your robe.
Theseus
  1. Wipe it off and spare not; I will not refuse you.
Heracles
  1. Bereft of my own sons, I find you as a son to me.
Theseus
  1. Throw your arm about my neck; I will be your guide.
Heracles
  1. A pair of friends indeed, but one a man of sorrows. Ah! aged father, this is the kind of man to make a friend.
Amphitryon
  1. Blessed in her sons, the country that gave him birth!
Heracles
  1. Theseus, turn me back again to see my children.
Theseus
  1. What for? Do you think to find a drug in this to soothe your soul?